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Newspaper
Pendleton Eagle Valley News
Location
Pendleton, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1906
Page
5
A jumble of classified items lists for sale and rental notices, business ads, services, and public notices. Entries mention cows, furniture, rental rooms, pianos, laundry, a hotel, and local businesses with contact methods. It notes a drowning incident near Kaslo and typhoid fever in Yakima with minimal detail.
Thanks are offered to friends and neighbors for support during sickness and the final hours of A. D. Blue husband and father. Notes mention Nellie Horton and the Blue family, with local acknowledgments. Legal holiday tomorrow declares County offices post office and banks closed by governor proclamation. courts not in session though local observance may be limited.
Frank Parr former district postmaster died in Helena Montana Monday evening after a brief illness. Parr was well known in the city and very popular. He left here a year ago to take charge of the district in Montana.
The adjourned meeting of the Pendleton academy board of trustees is set for Friday evening at -- o'clock instead of Wednesday as decided last week. The notice reflects a schedule adjustment for the East region.
Numerous residents and visitors from Umatilla Milton Echo Helix La Grande Pendleton Walla Walla and other locales are noted in town today and yesterday for professional visits weddings travel business and social matters. Individuals include Judd Campbell C J Campbell Dr C B Smith Teel Scott Tucker Proebster Smythe Cunha Knight Troutman O Neill Anderson Portman Reese Cooley Mabel Cameron Josephine Cameron Calderhead Montgomery and Frank Sommerville with accompanying family and associates of The Dalles Chronicle and The Tile Chronicle records.
Two divorce actions were filed in the circuit court today with requests for no alimony and desertion as the grounds. William A. Rufton sued Elvina I. Rufton alleging desertion after their marriage at Hartford Kansas in 1878 and relocation to Athena. Heesle E. Rolfe v. George F. Rafa was filed by J. B. Burdette, alleging desertion after a 1906 marriage in Sa fem, with the plaintiff seeking divorce as the defendant offered no reconciliation.
A marriage license was issued today to Henry Perry and Helen White, residents of this city. The record notes their names and hometown, confirming the legal authorization for their marriage.
Washington roads and commission in Olympia await a conference among Great Northern Northern Pacific and Union Pacific to plan a response to a proposed joint wheat rate. The actions aim to influence rate distribution in Colfax and Wallula before the railroad commission. BR and N would bear the main impact if a joint rate is ordered, affecting lines statewide and potentially Hill roads. News notes also report the sudden death of Mrs. C B Johnstone, chemistry professor at the University of Washington, Seattle, from appendicitis on June 11.
Oscar C. Stone faced a guilty verdict for obtaining money under false pretenses with sentence yet to be imposed. District Attorney Phelps harshly criticized Stone, calling him a wart on the bar. Three other defendants, Lewin, Hall, and Snyder, received two and three year penitentiary terms for Echo holdup and North Fork station house robbery.
The annual colt show in Athena, a noted event in the life of the town, will be held Saturday, June 16. Horsemen from all parts of the county are invited to enter their colts with a parade planned as a feature. Classes include Draft, Light Harness, Coach, General Purpose, Yearlings, and more with first, second, and third prizes.
After May 29 flood cut electricity, Pendleton enjoyed the first post outage night with power. Police report no major incidents during 13 dark nights, attributing calm to vigilant patrols and offenders leaving town, while public library use in DC rises 27 percent with fiction down 12 percent.
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